On This Day: 18 Apr

Tottering-By-Gently: Vol. III (The O'Shea Gallery; 2003) ISBN-13: 978-0953277223

First Appearances:

Luke Kirby (Summer Magic) in 2000 A.D. (Fleetway Publications) Prog 571 (1988).

Births:

Des Taylor (1971)

Deaths:

Frank Reynolds (1953); Edward Barker (1997)

Notable Events:

Nelson and Tik and Tok newspaper strips ended in 1925.
The Jinks Family newspaper strip began in The Daily Mirror in 1927.
The Daily Express published the final Jeff Hawke strip in 1974.
Forbidden Planet (New York) opened at 821 Broadway (at 12th), New York, in 1981.
The Shrewsbury International Cartoon Festival took place on this day in 2008.
Alan Moore: Storyteller by Gary Spencer Millidge was released in 2011.
The inaugural Birmingham Comics Festival began at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in 2015.

On This Day: 16 Apr

The Best of Roy of the Rovers Monthly (Fleetway Publications) #01 (May 1988).
Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition: The Art of Doctor Who (Panini Magazines) #40 (2015).

La Squab: The Black Rose of Auschwitz by David Britton (Savoy Books; 2012) ISBN-10: 0 86130 125 0

First Appearances:

Tiger Tim in Mrs. Hippo’s Kindergarten newspaper strip (1904).
Sgt.-Major John Chard ("Kill, Kill for Kali!") in The Victor (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #61 (21 Apr 1962).

Births:

Gianluigi Coppola (1928)

Notable Events:

Film and comic strip star Charlie Chaplin was born in 1889.
Tiger Tim made his first appearance in a one–off strip in The Daily Illustrated Mirror in 1904.
The Mulligans newspaper strip began in The Daily Mirror in 1938.
Little Joe newspaper strip began in The Daily Mirror in 1973.
Jane, Grand Daughter of Jane newspaper strip began in The Daily Mirror in 1985.

On This Day: 14 Apr

Eagle Family Day

April 14th is Eagle Family Day, when you should try to do something to make mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters, happy.

Marcus Morris.            

from Eagle (Hulton Press Ltd.) Vol.3 #01 (10 Apr 1952).

First Appearances:

Captain Brett Cantrell (Plague 2000) in The Crunch (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #14 (21 Apr 1979).

Births:

Gerry Anderson (1929); Dave Gibbons (1949)

Deaths:

Ernest Aris (1963); John Kent (2003)

Notable Events:

Eight thousand members of the Wilfredian League of Gugnuncs celebrated Pip, Squeak and Wilfred in the Albert Hall in 1928.
Just Jake newspaper strip ended in 1952.
Andy Capp newspaper strip began national distribution in The Daily Mirror in 1958.
Cicero newspaper strip began in The Sunday Times in 1968. It was the paper's first regular strip.
Dan Dare III: The Escape computer game released by Virgin Mastertronic in 1990. The game was available for Amiga, Amstrad, Atari ST, CBM 64, IBM PC and Spectrum users.
Vere Harold Esmond Harmsworth, 3rd Viscount Rothermere, was a castaway on Desert Island Discs, on BBC Radio 4, in 1996.
The Dan Dare 50th Anniversary Exhibition began at Atkinson Art Gallery, Merseyside, in 2000.
Yesterday's Tomorrow, celebrating the 65th anniversary of The Eagle, began at the British Interplanetary Society, 27/29 South Lambeth Rd, Vauxhall, London, in 2015.
Star Trek: The Classic UK Comics (IDW Publishing; 2016) reprinted the long-overlooked British adaptations of the US SF property.
International Comic Expo began in Margate in 2018.

On This Day: 07 Apr

The Eagle (Hulton Press Ltd.) vol.1 #01 (14 Apr 1950)
Civil War (Panini UK) #01 (2016)

The Rime of the Modern Mariner by Nick Hayes (Jonathan Cape; 2011) ISBN-10: 0 22409 025 9
Sooner or Later by Peter Milligan, Brendan McCarthy & Jamie Hewlett (Rebellion; 2016)

First Appearances:

Fudge the Elf in newspaper strip (1938).
The Adventures of P.C.49 in The Eagle vol.1 #01 (14 Apr 1950).
Professor Brittain in The Eagle vol.1 #01 (14 Apr 1950).
Rob Conway in The Eagle vol.1 #01 (14 Apr 1950).
Dan Dare [1] in The Eagle vol.1 #01 (14 Apr 1950).
Captain Pugwash in The Eagle vol.1 #01 (14 Apr 1950).
Skippy the Kangaroo in The Eagle vol.1 #01 (14 Apr 1950).
Tommy Walls in The Eagle vol.1 #01 (14 Apr 1950).
It Happened on D-Day in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #81 (10 Apr 1976).
Fink Angel in 2000 A.D. (IPC Magazines Ltd.) Prog 160 (12 Apr 1980).
Legend of the Linkits in Eagle and Tiger (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #212 (12 Apr 1986).

Births:

Gilbert Arthur à Beckett (1837); David Low (1891); David Ghilchik (1892); Primrose Cumming (1915); Peter Fluck (1941); Frank Wynne (1962)

Deaths:

William Heath (1840); Neville Duke (2007); Dora Jessie Saint (Miss Read; 2012)

Notable Events:

Fudge The Elf newspaper strip began in the Manchester Evening News in 1938.
A Raymond Briggs interview, in The Independent in 2004, revealed he is unhappy discussing The Snowman.
Clara Casian's short film House on the Borderland was screened, as part of La Modiva, in 2017.

On This Day: 31 Mar

Tiger and Jag (Fleetway) #[] (1969).

On Comedy; The Beano and Ideology by Leo Baxendale (Reaper Books; 1989)
Wallace and Gromit: The Complete Newspaper Comic Strips Collection (Titan Comics) vol.3 (2015) ISBN-10: 1782762043

First Appearances:

Luke Jarvis (The Mindstealers) in The Crunch (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #12 (07 Apr 1979).

Births:

Bill McCail (1902); Bill Humphries (1911); Frank Humphris (1911); Jack Kirkbride (1923); Pablo Marcos (1937); Ian Gray (1938); Simon Henwood (1965)

Deaths:

Leonard Raven–Hill (1942); Dennis M. Reader (1995); Barry Took (2002); Massimo Belardinelli (2007)

Notable Events:

Roscoe Moscow in "Who Killed Rock 'N' Roll?" by Alan Moore, using the pen–name Curt Vile, began in Sounds magazine in 1979.
Douglas Bader was the subject of BBC television's This is Your Life in 1982.
Millie newspaper strip began in The Daily Mirror in 1990.
The Glasgow Comic Art Convention began in City Chambers, George Square in 1990.
Songs from the stage show Andy Capp: The Musical released on CD in 2014.

On This Day: 27 Mar

Masters of the Universe (London Editions Magazines) #01 [1986]

Caballistics, Inc.: Better the Devil by Mike Wild (Black Flame; Mar 2007) ISBN-10: 1 84416 432 2
From Russia with Lust: The Nikolai Dante Omnibus by David Bishop (Black Flame; 2007) ISBN-10: 1 84416 454 3

Births:

Edward Tennyson Reed (1860); Graham High (1957)

Deaths:

Kate J. Fricero (1923); Thomas Maybank (1929)

Notable Events:

D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd. incorporated in Scotland in 1905.
Old Bill newspaper strip ended in 1934.
Frank: The True Story that Inspired the Movie by Jon Ronson published in 2014.
Mark-Anthony Turnage's two-act opera Coraline, based on Neil Gaiman's novella, premièred at the Barbican Centre, London, in 2018.

On This Day: 26 Mar

Psycho Gran (Titan) #01 (2014) digital edition

First Appearances:

Davock of Grey Woods in The Victor (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #58 (31 Mar 1962).
Roy Fane (Return from Mars) in The Victor (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #58 (31 Mar 1962).
Smasher (robot) in The Victor (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #58 (31 Mar 1962).
Nina Coltrane (Shadows) in 2000 A.D. (Fleetway Publications) Prog 672 (31 Mar 1990).

Births:

Tony Crawley (1938); Brian Bolland (1951)

Notable Events:

The Eagle Sportsman of the Year trophy was awarded to Peter May, at the Royal Albert Hall, in 1956.
Grimbledown Down cartoon strip began in New Scientist in 1970, and ended on this day in 1994.
The Disney Mirror 8–page giveaway ended in 1994 with the 160^th issue.
Gorillaz, the band's eponymously–titled debut album, released in the UK in 2001.
Kick-Ass feature film, based on the comic by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr., released in 2010.
Bryan Talbot signed copies of his books at Forbidden Planet, 40-41 Southbridge Street, Edinburgh, in 2011. Later in the day he did a presentation at Plan B Books, 5 Osborne St, Glasgow.
Revolutionary War: Omega (Marvel) #01 (Mar 2014) released in the US in 2014.
Nigel Parkinson was featured in The Guardian's 'Work & Careers' section on this day in 2015.

On This Day: 24 Mar

The A-Team Spring Special (Marvel) #02 (1986).
Fraggle Rock Spring Special (Marvel) #nn (1986).
Get Along Gang Spring Special (Marvel) Collected Comics #02 (1986).
Secret Wars II Spring Special (Marvel) #01 (1986).
Transformers Spring Special (Marvel) Collected Comics #3 (1986).
Zoids Spring Special (Marvel) Collected Comics #01 (1986).
Team Toxic Classic Comic Collection in Toxic (Egmont) #159 (2010).

The Adventures of Meng and Ecker by David Britton. (Savoy Books; 1997)
Horror Panegyric by Keith Seward. (Savoy Books; 2008) ISBN-13: 978-0861301188.

Births:

Malcolm Muggeridge (1903); Glenn Fabry (1961); Steve Pugh (1966)

Deaths:

Ernest Howard Shepard (1976)

Notable Events:

The Greens newspaper strip ended in 1990.
Alan Grant, Simon Jacob, David Roach and John Tomlinson took part in a 2000 A.D. signing session at Forbidden Planet, 5 Duke Street, Cardiff, in 1990.

On This Day: 22 Mar

Thundercats (Panini UK) #01 (22 Mar 2012-18 Apr 2012)

The World of Batman sticker album (Panini; 2016)

Births:

Gerard Hoffnung (1925); Brian Walker (1926); Lew Stringer (1959); Steve Dillon (1962)

Deaths:

Malcolm Douglas (2009)

Notable Events:

Buck Ryan newspaper strip began in The Daily Mirror in 1937.
Garth newspaper strip's final episode appeared in The Daily Mirror in 1943.
Kick-Ass feature film given a London première in 2010.
Liquidators were appointed for Pedigree Books in 2016.

On This Day: 21 Mar

World of Wonder (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #01 (1970).
Toxic! (Apocalypse) #01 (1991)

Tank Girl: Armadillo and a Bushel of Other Stories by Alan C. Martin. (2008)
Hurricane and Champion: The Companion Papers to Valiant by Steve Holland (Bear Alley Books; 2011) ISBN-13: 9781907081538

V for Vendetta: Music from the Motion Picture by Dario Marianelli (2006)

First Appearances:

Robina Hood in June (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #[576] (25 Mar 1972).

Births:

Alfred Sindall (1900); Evelyn Flinders (1910); Bill Holroyd (1919); Gallieno Ferri (1929)

Deaths:

Eric Parker (1974); Ron Clark (2009)

Notable Events:

The Perishers animated series began on BBC 1 in 1979.
Nemesis, Torquemada and Purity Brown appeared at the Forbidden Planet store in Denmark Street, London in 1987, where Pat Mills and Bryan Talbot were signing copies of Nemesis Book 5.
Alan Moore appeared on the television series Inside Out in 2008.
Bear Alley Books published their first book in 2011.

On This Day: 20 Mar

Valiant Holiday Special (IPC Magazines Ltd.) nn (1978).
St. Swithin's Day (Trident Comics; 1990).
Batman (Fleetway) Vol.2 #01 (Mar 1993).

First Appearances:

Medivac 318 in 2000 A.D. (Fleetway Publications) Prog 619 (25 Mar 1989).

Births:

Bruce C. Windo (1920)

Deaths:

J.R. Monsell (1952); James Herbert (2013)

Notable Events:

Terror Keep newspaper strip ended in 1937.
Inaugural Ally Sloper Award held at Comics 101 on this day in 1976.
Patty's Hours of Agony: A Reconstruction of the Life of Patty Hearst newspaper strip began in The Daily Mirror in 1976.
Raymond Briggs was a castaway on Desert Island Discs, on BBC Radio 4, in 2005.
The Royal Mail released World of Comics, a set of ten first class stamps bearing the likeness of Dennis the Menace, Dan Dare, and Judge Dredd among others, alongside the titles they appeared in, in 2012.
Brainstorm! The Art of Bryan Talbot began, at The Muse, 269 Portobello Rd., London, in 2014.

On This Day: 08 Mar

International Women's Day

First Appearances:

The Broons (newspaper strip) in the Fun Section of The Sunday Post (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #?? (08 Mar 1936).
Oor Wullie (newspaper strip) in the Fun Section of The Sunday Post (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #?? (08 Mar 1936).

Births:

Arthur Martin (1911)

Deaths:

John Hassall (1948); Mario Uggeri (2004); Franco Paludetti (2008)

Notable Events:

Rick Martin newspaper strip concluded in 1958.
The relaunched Smash! made its' first appearance in 1969, eliminating the Marvel reprint material.

Gunsmoke [1965]

[1964] Annual. Original price 7/6.
96 pages. B&W contents.
Purnell & Sons, Ltd.

Based on the US television series starring James Arness.

Photo cover (uncredited).

Contents:

 2 UNTITLED endpaper; illustrated by Denis McLoughlin.

 4 Thrilling New Adventures of Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc contents page, illustrated by Denis McLoughlin.

 5 Gunsmoke title page; illustrated by Denis McLoughlin. / Indicia

 6 The Desperate Man text story by John Challis; illustrated by Denis McLoughlin.

14 Give a Dog a Bad Name text story by John Challis; illustrated by Denis McLoughlin.

20 The Bounty Hunter w: UNKNOWN (uncredited); a: UNKNOWN (uncredited).

r: Newspaper strip.

29 The Disappearance of Doc text story by John Challis; illustrated by Denis McLoughlin.

34 The Dead Skull Trail text story by John Challis; illustrated by Denis McLoughlin.

40 The Silent Rider text story by John Challis; illustrated by Denis McLoughlin.

47 Wagon Train of Trouble text story by John Challis; illustrated by Denis McLoughlin.

54 Freighter's War w: UNKNOWN (uncredited); a: Barry Bishop.

r: Newspaper strip.

67 Rogue Stallion text story by John Challis; illustrated by Denis McLoughlin.

74 The Iron Fist text story by John Challis; illustrated by Denis McLoughlin.

83 Comanche Rising text story by John Challis; illustrated by Denis McLoughlin.

94 UNTITLED endpaper; illustrated by Denis McLoughlin.

Although the cover may be be the most enticing prospect for a potential reader, with a rather mundane photograph, and the title rendered in a very unimaginative manner, the contents contain, by far, the best artwork the series has ever seen. Denis McLoughlin, whose expert skill at capturing dramatic, and extremely realistic, scenes is evident throughout, provides a focus which allows the stories to draw readers in. If you aren't immediately entranced by the amazing endpapers, then there is something wrong with you.

A seriously impressive spread, playing with light and shadow in complex cross-hatching and chiaroscuro techniques, the initial image sets the stage for what is both a lesson in art, as well as a challenge to other artists - McLoughlin never shies away from tricky perspective, playing with light and dark to create a deep and visually stirring selection of memorable images. Among the highlights are a smoke-filled room, which uses negative space to build a feeling of the surrounding flames, and a beautiful image of two men on horseback under immense trees, the three-dimensionality of which is spectacularly well done.

It isn't a wholly-impressive publication, however, with rather staid strips pulled from the newspaper adventures. Compared to the original material, these suffer in both scale and adventurous composition, though the narrative consideration assists in keeping the selection from being too off-putting.

Glorious art, which proves that no matter the subject, McLoughlin could make the material shine.

[1964]

Gunsmoke Annual

[1966]

Tarzan Annual [1975]

[1974] Annual. Original price 95p.
80 pages. Full colour and tone contents.
Brown Watson Ltd.

Painted cover by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

Contents:

 3 Tarzan Annual title page; [Tarzan and the jungle animals] illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

 4 The Waters of the Underworld text story by UNKNOWN (uncredited); illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

10 African Animals Quiz illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

12 The Iron Warriors text story by UNKNOWN (uncredited); illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

17 City of Gold w: UNKNOWN (uncredited); a: John Celardo.

r: newspaper strip.

65 Africa fact feature by UNKNOWN (uncredited); illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

66 The Fires of Kimjaro text story by UNKNOWN (uncredited); illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

72 Did You Know? fact feature by UNKNOWN (uncredited); illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

74 The Serpent's Sting text story by UNKNOWN (uncredited); illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

A far more accomplished cover painting adorns the cover of this edition, though maintaining a link with what has gone before, by utilising another green background, creates a sense of continuity in the series. Even the most devoted of fans are likely to view the hero's celebratory pose - upon killing a gorilla - to be in slightly poor taste, and so the trend for tone-deaf packaging continues. One could suppose, as mere idle speculation, that someone at Brown Watson didn't care for the character, and were deliberately sabotaging the odds of this series success...

Reprinting (the complete?) City of Gold strip from the newspaper run is a step towards the kind of prestige presentation which the character deserves, but the accompanying text stories are predictable, dull, and essentially irrelevant. While there are certainly attractive pieces of art throughout the title, they do not add up to a cohesive or entirely entertaining whole.

It does, however, carry a feature on non-fiction feature on Africa, which is a little nudge towards the kind of treatment I would expect to see.

1974

Tarzan Annual

1976

Tarzan Annual [1974]

[1973] Annual. Original price 70p.
58 pages. Full colour and tone contents.
Brown Watson Ltd.

Painted cover by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

Contents:

 2 UNTITLED [Tarzan Riding Elephant] illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

 3 Tarzan Annual title page; illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited). / Indicia

 4 Tarzan and the Beast of Kemodo text story by UNKNOWN (uncredited); illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

 9 Jungle Puzzles illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited)

10 It's Odd - But True! illustrated feature by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

12 Rogue Ape text story by UNKNOWN (uncredited); illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

17 Tarzan of the Apes Tarzan and the Demon Elephant w: Gaylord Du Bois (uncredited); p: Paul Norris (uncredited); i: Mike Royer (uncredited).

r: Tarzan (Gold Key) #197 (Dec 1970).

38 The Guardians of the Caves w: Gaylord Du Bois (uncredited). a: Russ Manning (uncredited).

r: Tarzan's Jungle Annual (Dell) #04 (Aug 1955).

30 Tarzan and the Cannibals w: UNKNOWN (uncredited). a: UNKNOWN (uncredited).

r: Tarzan newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate).

45 Tarzan and the Crocodile Men text story by UNKNOWN (uncredited); illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

50 Safari Quiz illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

52 The Man-Tamer text story by UNKNOWN (uncredited); illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

A step-down in appearance, with a cover which is slightly rough and ready when compared to the previous edition. Depicting Tarzan swinging through a burning jungle, there really should be more urgency presented, although artistic choices in composition - and Tarzan's body language - seem to nullify whatever inherent drama the situation might hold. The expression on Cheetah's face doesn't help any.

Interior illustrations are similarly spoiled by inexplicable choices. If they were presented in black and white there would be no issue with their inclusion, though choosing green spot-colour is an awful decision - while it might seem logical to use green to indicate that the characters are in a jungle, the background is left monochrome while Tarzan is coloured green.

A green elephant is not, however well-drawn, going to convince me that there is any care taken with the annual. Is it gangrenous? Is it an alien elephant? Is it so lazy that moss has begun growing on it? The answers are not to be found in this publication.

For many hours the great storm had raged. Before sunset the dark clouds had filled the air with a lurid, gloomy light. The dense African jungle, its shadowy depths green even when the sun shone brightly, was a place of darkness and menace.

Now thunder rolled and crashed over the jungle and the hills, and flash after flash of lightning split the skies, lanced to the ground and sent great trees toppling and thudding to the ground, with sulphurous smoke wisping from their ripped bark.

The writing in the stories isn't up to the standards of the novels, nor have a solid grasp on the world of Tarzan - The Beast of Kemodo, with Kemodo being a mountain, features a creature which is larger than an elephant. Vast, with a spiny back, a head with large, whitish eyes, and horny outcrops which weave to and fro... Yes it is a dragon. Named the "fire dragon of Kemodo" it may be, but no amount of rationalisation can justify its appearance in the jungle. In Pellucidar, sure, but in a location which is so distant from the hunting grounds of such beasts?

The illustrations accompanying Rogue Ape bring to mind Mytek the Mighty, which further removes any sense of realism. It isn't the fault of the story, nor the artist, but the lingering doubts as to the seriousness of the title's intentions cannot be easily dismissed.

There are also problems with the strips, especially noticeable in The Demon Elephant, with loose and cartoonish artwork, often neglecting to provide backgrounds to scenes. Such a slapdash approach to the character doesn't provide the best means with which to tell a dramatic story (in which Jane is kidnapped), and whatever tension is washed away with a clumsily-handled and truncated battle.

The Guardians of the Caves is presented slightly better, though The Cannibals is less attractive. By not picking out outstanding strips to represent the character's best appearances, no sense of importance is imparted to readers. It is difficult to see how this would appeal to an audience which had been exposed to far better representations in other titles, especially as no effort seems to have been made to adhere to consistency.

1973

Tarzan Annual

1975

The Wizard of Id

 01  The King is a Fink! by Brant Parker & Johnny Hart.

 02  The Wondrous Wizard of Id by Brant Parker & Johnny Hart.

 03  The Peasants are Revolting! by Brant Parker & Johnny Hart.

 04  Remember the Golden Rule by Brant Parker & Johnny Hart.

 05  There's a Fly in My Swill! by Brant Parker & Johnny Hart.

 06  The Wizard's Back! by Brant Parker & Johnny Hart.

 07  Long Live the King! by Brant Parker & Johnny Hart.

 08  The Wizard of Id - Yield by Brant Parker & Johnny Hart.

 09  Frammin at the Jim-Jam Frippin in the Krotz! by Brant Parker & Johnny Hart.

 10  Every Man is Innocent Until Proven Broke by Brant Parker & Johnny Hart.

[11] I'm Off to See the Wizard by Brant Parker & Johnny Hart.

Note: Numbered 12, this is the 11th book in the series.

[12] Let There be Reign by Brant Parker & Johnny Hart.

Note: Numbered 13, this is the 12th book in the series.

[13] Help Stamp Out Grapes by Brant Parker & Johnny Hart.

Note: Numbered 14, this is the 13th book in the series.

 14  The Wizard of Id Charge by Brant Parker & Johnny Hart.

 15  We've Got to Stop Meeting Like This! by Brant Parker & Johnny Hart.

 16  Ala Ka Zot! by Brant Parker & Johnny Hart.

 17  Well This is Another Fine How Do You Do by Brant Parker & Johnny Hart.

 18  The Lone Haranguer Rides Again by Brant Parker & Johnny Hart.

 19  Abra Cadaver! by Brant Parker & Johnny Hart.

 20  My Kingdom for a Horsie! by Brant Parker & Johnny Hart.

[21] Suspended Sentence Indeed by Brant Parker & Johnny Hart.

Note: Numbered 20, this is the 21st book in the series.

[22] I Dig Freedom by Brant Parker & Johnny Hart.

Note: Numbered 21, this is the 22nd book in the series.

Tom Webster's Annual

Tom Webster's Annual 1920 (Daily Mail; 1919)
Tom Webster's Annual 1921 (Daily Mail; 1920)
Tom Webster's Annual 1922 (Daily Mail; 1921)
Tom Webster's Annual 1923 (Daily Mail; 1922)
Tom Webster's Annual 1924 (Daily Mail; 1923)
Tom Webster's Annual 1925 (Daily Mail; 1924)
Tom Webster's Annual 1926 (Daily Mail; 1925)
Tom Webster's Annual 1927 (Daily Mail; 1926)
Tom Webster's Annual 1928 (Daily Mail; 1927)
Tom Webster's Annual 1929 (Daily Mail; 1928)
Tom Webster's Annual 1930 (Daily Mail; 1929)
Tom Webster's Annual 1931 (Daily Mail; 1930)
Tom Webster's Annual 1932 (Daily Mail; 1931)
Tom Webster's Annual 1933 (Daily Mail; 1932)
Tom Webster's Annual 1934 (Daily Mail; 1933)
Tom Webster's Annual 1935 (Daily Mail; 1934)
Tom Webster's Annual 1936 (Daily Mail; 1935)
Tom Webster's Annual 1937 (Daily Mail; 1936)
Tom Webster's Annual 1938 (Daily Mail; 1937)
Tom Webster's Annual 1939 (Daily Mail; 1938)

Jane

Collections

Jane's Journal (Thomas Publications; Mar 1942) cover price 2/6
Another Jane's Journal (Thomas Publications; 1943) cover price 3/6
Pett's Annual (Thomas Publications; 1944) cover price 3/6

Jane's Summer Idle! (Mirror Features; Jun 1946) cover price 1/

Jane's Journal (A. Rylee; Nov 1946) cover price 3/6

Jane on the "Sawdust Trail" (Mirror Features; 1947) cover price 2/

Another Journal (A. Rylee; Jun 1950) cover price 2/6
Another Journal (A. Rylee; Nov 1951) cover price 3/6
Jane Souvenir (UNKNOWN; 19##) cover price 1/6

Fosdyke Saga

1972 - 1985 (14 books)
Mirror Books

01 The Fosdyke Saga by Bill Tidy. (Wolfe Publishing Ltd.; 1972) ISBN-10: 0723404992.

02 Fosdyke Saga Two by Bill Tidy. (Wolfe Publishing Ltd.; 1973) ISBN-10: 0723405298.

03 Fosdyke Saga Three by Bill Tidy. (Wolfe Publishing Ltd.; 1974) ISBN-10: 0723405824.

04 Fosdyke Saga Four by Bill Tidy. (Wolfe Publishing Ltd.; 1975) ISBN-10: 0723406839.

05 Fosdyke Saga Five by Bill Tidy. (Wolfe Publishing Ltd.; 1976) ISBN-10: 0723406979.

06 Fosdyke Saga Six by Bill Tidy. (Mirror Group Books; 1977) ISBN-10: 0859390985.

07 Fosdyke Saga Seven by Bill Tidy. (Mirror Group Books; 1978) ISBN-10: 0859391396.

08 Fosdyke Saga Eight by Bill Tidy. (Mirror Group Books; 1979) ISBN-10: 085939171X.

09 Fosdyke Saga Nine by Bill Tidy. (Mirror Group Books; 1980) ISBN-10: 0859392171.

10 Fosdyke Saga Ten by Bill Tidy. (Mirror Group Books; 1981) ISBN-10: 0859392791.

11 Fosdyke Saga Eleven by Bill Tidy. (Mirror Group Books; 1982) ISBN-10: 0859393186.

Note: Published in magazine format.

12 Fosdyke Saga Twelve by Bill Tidy. (Methuen Publishing Ltd.; 1983) ISBN-10: 0413539806.

13 Fosdyke Saga Thirteen by Bill Tidy. (Methuen Publishing Ltd.; 1984) ISBN-10: 041356620X.

14 The Tripemasters by Bill Tidy. (Methuen Publishing Ltd.; 1985) ISBN-10: 0413599604.

External Links:

The Official Fosdyke Saga Website

Formatting

The obvious question: why not upload everything to Blogger (or another free host)?

To answer that:

British Newspaper and Magazine Strips: S

This is one of the simpler pages (and it may have another column before it is done), and changing all of the links (78 strips, 46 titles, and with the possible addition of dates) or removing the links completely would take time away from indexing or editing pages. This isn't, despite appearances, the only thing I'm writing, and taking time away from work which needs to be done isn't possible at the moment.

And before you start with the comments... Yes. I do realise that I am missing quite a number of strips in that list. It will be fixed.